but some residential backups or residual backups remain especially in spots like atlanta and san francisco. gregg: back to our top story. with budget negotiations at a standstill there is growing concern that congress will not reach a deal on the fiscal crisis before an array of tax hikes and spending cuts take effect january 1st. well, it is a situation that could spell trouble for the rest of the president's agenda. take a listen. >> averting this middle class tax hike is not a democratic responsibility or a republican responsibility. with their votes the american people have determined governing is a shared responsibility between both parties. in this congress laws can only pass with support from democrats and republicans and that means nobody gets 100% of what they want. everybody's got to give a little bit. gregg: we have a republican strategist and former aide to president george w. bush. mark hannah, a democratic strategist and a former obama campaign aide. good to see you both. mark, most in washington seem to agree we should not fall off the fiscal cliff but they can't agree how t